What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act This bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require a commercial motor vehicle to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. The FMCSA issued an advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking on this subject on May 4, 2022. A commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle operating in interstate commerce that (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more, (2) is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers for compensation, (3) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers and is not used to transport passengers for compensation, or (4) is used to transport certain quantities of hazardous materials.
Action Timeline
2025-05-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-05-08
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1696 pass?
S.1696 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.1696 do?
Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act This bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require a commercial motor vehicle to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. The FMCSA issued an advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking on this subject on May 4, 2022. A commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle operating in interstate commerce that (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more, (2) is designed or used to transport more than…
Who sponsored S.1696?
S.1696 was sponsored by Steve Daines (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 S1696 IS: Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act U.S. Senate 2025-05-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1696 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself, Ms. Ernst , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Lee , Mr. Budd , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from issuing a rule or promulgating a regulation requiring certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with speed limiting devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act . 2. Prohibition on requiring speed limiting devices Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may not issue any rule or promulgate any regulation to require a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed.
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